diff --git a/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix b/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
index d0e4d43..041c5c2 100644
--- a/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
+++ b/modules/lamassu-lnbits.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ let
 
   # Shared environment variables for both services
   commonEnv = {
-    NODE_ENV = "production";
+    NODE_ENV = cfg.mode;
     LOG_LEVEL = cfg.logLevel;
     HOSTNAME = cfg.hostname;
 
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ in
       description = "Logging level for lamassu-server";
     };
 
+    mode = mkOption {
+      type = types.enum [ "production" "development" ];
+      default = "development";
+      description = ''
+        Run in production or development mode.
+        Development mode uses port 3001 for admin UI registration URLs.
+      '';
+    };
+
     skip2FA = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = true;
@@ -402,6 +411,7 @@ in
         export POSTGRES_HOST="127.0.0.1" POSTGRES_PORT="5432"
         export POSTGRES_DB="${cfg.database.name}" POSTGRES_USER="${cfg.database.user}" POSTGRES_PASSWORD="$DB_PASSWORD"
         export HOSTNAME="${cfg.hostname}" SKIP_2FA="${if cfg.skip2FA then "true" else "false"}"
+        export NODE_ENV="${cfg.mode}"
         sudo -E -u ${cfg.user} ${pkgs.nodejs_22}/bin/node ${cfg.dataDir}/source/packages/server/bin/lamassu-register "$@"
       '')
     ];